resident
Forms
- Plural
- residents
- Comparative
- more resident
- Superlative
- most resident
Definitions
1.A person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
- The acorns are more slender and pointed than the other and this tree is a resident of foothills all around the great valley up to elevations of about 3500 feet.
- The tiger is a resident of the Lower Amoor, and ranges as high as 53° north latitude. In winter he roams through the same forests with the reindeer, and occasionally dines upon venison of his own catching.
2.A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
3.A physician receiving postgraduate medical training in a hospital or clinic.
- She's a resident in neurosurgery at Mass General.
4.A diplomatic representative who resides in a foreign country, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
1.Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
2.Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
- He is our resident computer expert.
- Across the country, around 180 Class 08/09s are still registered with main line operators and spot hire companies as well as at various industrial sites, while around 70 more are resident at heritage railways.
3.Currently loaded into RAM; contrasted with virtual memory.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #1400
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
From Middle English resident, from Anglo-Norman resident, from Latin residēns, present participle of resideō (“to remain behind, reside, dwell”), equivalent to reside + -ent, from re- (“back”) + sedeō (“to sit”).
Doublet of resiant and rezident.